Government: "No Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Related to the April 15 General Election" (Update)

On the 15th, the day of the 21st National Assembly election, Go Min-jeong, the Democratic Party candidate for Gwangjin-gu Eul, was standing in line to vote at the first polling station in Guui 3-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The government announced on the 22nd that no cases of COVID-19 infection related to the April 15 general election have been confirmed yet.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' quarantine team, said at a regular briefing held at the Government Sejong Complex on the same day, "There have been no confirmed cases or additional transmissions related to the general election or early voting identified so far."

Early voting for the 21st general election took place on the 10th and 11th, and the election was held on the 15th. Both recorded the highest early voting rate ever (26.69%) and the highest voter turnout in 24 years (66.2%), respectively.

Despite the high turnout, no related confirmed cases have been found to date. However, since the two-week incubation period has not yet passed, it is too early to be complacent.

The government emphasized that vigilance must not be relaxed until vaccines and treatments are developed. Yoon, the head of the quarantine team, warned, "Although the situation is being managed relatively stably, it is difficult to prevent infections until effective vaccines and treatments are developed, and small-scale infections will inevitably continue to occur until the global pandemic ends."

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